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Achieving Aboriginal Students Success Recommended

Published on March 7, 2012 in Press Bytes. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Approved!

P&M Press is pleased to announce that Achieving Aboriginal Student Success is approved for teachers by School District #36 (Surrey, BC).

The resource was evaluated through a formalized school district learning resource local approval process. The process is based on specific criteria developed by the British Columbia Ministry of Education and includes content, instructional design, technical design, and social considerations.

To view inside or order a copy of Achieving Aboriginal Student Success please visit www.pandmpress.com.

A Rich Source of Practical Ideas

Published on October 25, 2011 in Book Review. 0 Comments Tags: .

A Book Review for The Art of Inquiry: Questioning Strategies for K–6 Classrooms

New!

review by Mary Moroska

The latest edition of the Canadian Teacher Magazine features a book review by Mary Moroska. In her review of the The Art of Inquiry, Mary points out the authors,

Nancy Lee Cecil and Jeanne Pfeifer, show us how to develop both our own questioning skills and those of our students. They explain how to model open-ended questions, and suggest many strategies for teacher and student directed questioning that will enable constructing real meaning from experiences lived.

To read the entire book review, click here.

To order a copy of this book, visit www.pandmpress.com.

A Valuable Edition to Your Collection of Resources

Published on October 24, 2011 in Book Review. 0 Comments Tags: .

Readers Theatre: A Secondary Approach Book Review

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review by Amanda Parker

Amanda writes that Readers Theatre: A Secondary Approach is

an excellent resource that is quick to read and easy to implement in middle or high school classrooms. This resource assists teachers in facilitating learning, as students will guide themselves and each other through improving reading aloud.

The entire review can be found in the Sept/Oct 2011 edition of the Canadian Teacher Magazine. To read the entire book review, click here.

To order a copy of this book, visit www.pandmpress.com.

Manitoba Teachers 40th Annual SAGE Conference

Published on October 17, 2011 in Author Spotlight and Join Us At. 0 Comments Tags: .

Please join our authors at the 40th Annual SAGE Conference (formerly SAG) on Oct. 21, 2011.

For thoughtful, engaging, and informative sessions:

Download the complete SAGE Conference program by clicking here.

A Thank You

Published on April 12, 2011 in Author Spotlight and Press Bytes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

P&M Press Authors to Attend

P&M Press would like to thank the Adolescent Literacy Summit conference organizers for including P&M Press authors in this event. We are pleased that David Booth, Shelley Stagg Peterson, Leyton Schnellert, Dave Leochko, and Tom Rossi will all be speaking. We also give out a big thanks to our authors for taking the time to meet and sign books for conference attendees. The book signing session will take place as part of the Manitoba Reading Association Reception on Thursday, April 14. Our featured authors include David Leochko, David Alexander Robertson, Tom Rossi, and Shelley Stagg Peterson.

A Review for Books, Media & the Internet

Published on March 23, 2011 in Book Review. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

An Excellent Resource for K–12 Teachers

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In the March/April issue of the Canadian Teacher Magazine you will find a book review for Books, Media & the Internet: Children’s Literature for Today’s Classrooms. The reviewer writes

this [book] is a must-have resource for any professional library in the 21st century.

To read the entire review click here

To purchase your copy of this book visit www.pandmpress.com

The Art of Inquiry Now Available

Published on March 9, 2011 in New Titles and Press Bytes. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Now Available for Grades K–6

The Art of Inquiry
Questioning Strategies for K–6 Classrooms, 2nd Edition
by Nancy Lee Cecil and Jeanne Pfeifer

978-1-55379-254-3

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Asking questions is one of the most essential functions of teaching. In this book, the authors Nancy Lee Cecil and Jeanne Pfeifer show teachers how to develop both their own questioning skills and those of their students. The authors explain how to model provocative, open-ended questions, and provides many useful teacher- and student-directed questioning strategies. From these strategies, children learn how to ask questions that enable them to construct their own meaning from what they read and experience.

This revised edition includes several new questioning strategies. In addition, many of the strategies found in the original edition have been updated and/or expanded to reflect today’s best practices in educaiton.

To place an order, please call toll free at 1-800-667-9673 or order online at www.pandmpress.com

Barbara Law

Published on March 4, 2011 in Author Spotlight and Press Bytes. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Congratulations to P&M Press author Barbara Law

P&M Press is pleased to announce that Barbara Law is a contributor to Write-Anything. Write-Anything provides support and resources to high school and university students faced with the challenge of writing papers and to teachers who incorporate writing into their courses. Barbara will periodically submit interesting and helpful articles to the site. To read Barbara’s first article, please click here.

Jennifer Lawson

Published on March 1, 2011 in Author Spotlight and Press Bytes. 1 Comment Tags: , .

Congratulations to Hands-On author Jennifer Lawson

Jennifer Lawson

P&M Press is pleased to announce that Jennifer Lawson is a contributor to GirlTalk with Marlo. Jennifer will periodically submit education related articles to the site. To read Jennifer’s first article, please click here.

The Reading For the Love of It Conference

Published on February 8, 2011 in Join Us At. 0 Comments Tags: .

Join Us in Toronto, Ontario

Feb. 11th & 12

The 35th Annual Language Arts Conference Reading for the Love of It is Feb. 10th & 11th, 2011. P&M Press will be showing materials at this conference. Please visit us at our booth to browse through our many educational titles. We are offering Free Shipping on all orders placed at the conference. Our booth is located in the exhibit area at the Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street West. We look forward to seeing you there.